Barnes 65A N4633T
21 August 1964 · Minneapolis Minn, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1964 at about 20:15 local time, a Barnes 65A registered N4633T was involved in an accident during in flight near Minneapolis Minn, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minneapolis Minn, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Barnes 65A
- Registration
- N4633T
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 2-0508
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BURNER GENERATED HOT AIR FOR BALLOON INFLATION MISC-FAILURE OF BUTANE BURNER CAUSED BY MOISTURE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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